IUP Cyber Security Day Set for October 30

Posted on 10/18/2018 3:26:26 PM

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s
Institute for Cyber Security, in collaboration with the Information Technology
Support Center, will present a number of speakers for the 11th
annual Cyber Security/Information Assurance Day on Oct. 30.

This annual event features
nationally recognized security experts as well as speakers from regional law
enforcement, government, security industry, and academia.

It
is free and open to the community.

The program will be held in IUP’s Hadley
Union Building Ohio Room from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Persons are welcome to attend
all or any of the sessions. The schedule of presenters includes:

9 a.m. — Welcome and opening remarks, presented by Dr. Deanne Snavely, dean of
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

9:30 a.m. — “NeXUS: Practical and Secure Access Control on
Untrusted Storage Platforms Using Client-side SGX,” presented by Dr. Adam Lee,
associate dean for Academic Programs in the School of Computing and
Information, University of Pittsburgh.

1:35-11:25 a.m. — “The Challenges of Machine Learning in
Adversarial Settings,” presented by Dr. Patrick McDaniel, professor of
Information and Communications Technology in the School of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at Penn State University.

IUP offers a bachelor’s degree in
computer science/Cyber Security Track and a minor in Cyber Security. The
university and the Institute for Cyber Security has a history of excellence and
leadership in cybersecurity education and information assurance.

In August 2017, a team of faculty
received a grant of $212,000 from the National Security Agency to enhance cybersecurity
education in western Pennsylvania.

A 2014 Ponemon Institute study ranks
IUP’s Computer Science Department among the top 25 percent of 183 American
schools for cybersecurity education. The Ponemon Institute conducts independent
research on digital privacy and security.

IUP was first selected as a National
Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National
Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, a recognition
that the university continues to hold. IUP is one of only six
institutions in Pennsylvania currently holding this recognition.

IUP is a National Cybersecurity
Alliance “Champion,” recognized by the National Cyber Security Alliance. IUP
was recognized in a 2014 national survey of “Best Schools for Cybersecurity” by
HP Enterprise Security, released in October 2015. The university was ranked in
the top 25 percent of all cybersecurity programs in the nation. Only four
Pennsylvania colleges and universities were rated in the top quartile.

IUP’s program is unique because of
its interdisciplinary character, blending the disciplines of criminology and
computer science. In addition to the development of computer programs and
systems for cybersecurity, IUP’s program focuses on cybercrime detection, loss
prevention, and how to collect the evidence to prosecute cybersecurity
offenders.